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I do wish parents knew that the strongest predictor of how well a child does at school is home background. Yes, if parents read books, take children to Museums and art galleries, discuss issues intelligently , watch intelligent tv and so on then there children will do well at school, any school. All the academic studies show this. Working class males do least well at school, worldwide being but one example. Schools are about getting kids to jump through qualification hoops - and school can do that. Education - which is needed to jump well through the hoop - is made at home. Why does the government not like this academically verified line? Parents vote. Parents like their children to succeed. When children don't succeed parents don't like to know it's their fault so will vote against politicians who say the truth.

I do wish parents knew that the strongest predictor of how well a child does at school is home background. Yes, if parents read books, take children to Museums and art galleries, discuss issues intelligently , watch intelligent tv and so on then there children will do well at school, any school. All the academic studies show this. Working class males do least well at school, worldwide being but one example. Schools are about getting kids to jump through qualification hoops - and school can do that. Education - which is needed to jump well through the hoop - is made at home.
Why does the government not like this academically verified line? Parents vote. Parents like their children to succeed. When children don't succeed parents don't like to know it's their fault so will vote against politicians who say the truth.Jack222

I do wish parents knew that the strongest predictor of how well a child does at school is home background. Yes, if parents read books, take children to Museums and art galleries, discuss issues intelligently , watch intelligent tv and so on then there children will do well at school, any school. All the academic studies show this. Working class males do least well at school, worldwide being but one example. Schools are about getting kids to jump through qualification hoops - and school can do that. Education - which is needed to jump well through the hoop - is made at home. Why does the government not like this academically verified line? Parents vote. Parents like their children to succeed. When children don't succeed parents don't like to know it's their fault so will vote against politicians who say the truth.

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SAndrewss says...1:28pm Mon 3 Mar 14

It is odd how it works. A friend of mine has a little boy who lives just around the corner from Stanway School with Philip Morant being the next closest. So where does he get to go to school? St Helena of course. Forgetting about peoples chosen schools due to 'ofsted ratings', how about allowing them to go to a school based on where they live? I have another friend who lives in the St Mary's development, their little girl is going to Stanway School!!! It's hardly surprising that some parents will be upset.

It is odd how it works. A friend of mine has a little boy who lives just around the corner from Stanway School with Philip Morant being the next closest.
So where does he get to go to school? St Helena of course.
Forgetting about peoples chosen schools due to 'ofsted ratings', how about allowing them to go to a school based on where they live?
I have another friend who lives in the St Mary's development, their little girl is going to Stanway School!!!
It's hardly surprising that some parents will be upset.SAndrewss

It is odd how it works. A friend of mine has a little boy who lives just around the corner from Stanway School with Philip Morant being the next closest. So where does he get to go to school? St Helena of course. Forgetting about peoples chosen schools due to 'ofsted ratings', how about allowing them to go to a school based on where they live? I have another friend who lives in the St Mary's development, their little girl is going to Stanway School!!! It's hardly surprising that some parents will be upset.

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mumbo46 says...7:47pm Mon 3 Mar 14

We have spent the last 2 years gearing up for our daughter to go to Stanway school. she has attended 3 taster days and we all went to an open evening.We did not automatically assume we would get a place at the school but at the same time we did not really think we would have any problem as historically everyone from our village seems to have been offered a place .we live in the priority admissions area and attend a feeder school so we were very disappointed not to be offered a place, especially when others have. I think there are a lot of disappointed children and parents in our area tonight and i empathise with them all.

We have spent the last 2 years gearing up for our daughter to go to Stanway school. she has attended 3 taster days and we all went to an open evening.We did not automatically assume we would get a place at the school but at the same time we did not really think we would have any problem as historically everyone from our village seems to have been offered a place .we live in the priority admissions area and attend a feeder school so we were very disappointed not to be offered a place, especially when others have. I think there are a lot of disappointed children and parents in our area tonight and i empathise with them all.mumbo46

We have spent the last 2 years gearing up for our daughter to go to Stanway school. she has attended 3 taster days and we all went to an open evening.We did not automatically assume we would get a place at the school but at the same time we did not really think we would have any problem as historically everyone from our village seems to have been offered a place .we live in the priority admissions area and attend a feeder school so we were very disappointed not to be offered a place, especially when others have. I think there are a lot of disappointed children and parents in our area tonight and i empathise with them all.

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